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I have been super busy but had my vintage circus radar peculating in the back of my mind and nothing was grabbing me. I was in a shop though and there was a notice up from an old news paper story about a long ago flood that had a circus stranded in town and Samson the strongman was assisting in the rescue efforts and also put on a benefit show to support the town.

He must have loved our dear Grafton as he then stayed on and became a shop keeper or maybe it was a publican.

We almost had a strongman theme but unfortunately I didn't make the Vintage Circus connection at the time so went on my merry way and can not remember the shop or all the details beyond my curiosity in that moment and googling gave me no answers either, meanwhile time was ticking so I went back to good old google and started looking at Vintage Circus images for inspiration. While looking I didn't want to use any animals and I don't think animals in circuses are a good idea even though they could have been a great page and of course once I go going I just had fun and played and I think they fit the theme ok.

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I really loved reading what you wrote here Louise. I, too, hate to think about those poor animals carted around the country in those awful metal crates and made to perform for their human (a very overrated species) audience. Good on you, I love this art but would have loved to have seen the strongman somewhere.........❤️

Lol I had thought to add other characters in the borders but it was too much, I was thinking of a ringmaster and a clown and maybe a magician, juggler, or a human canon ball :) plenty of creatures that had a choice, unlike the poor animals.